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Tarkowski or Shaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 409× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Tarkowski

Everton, EVE

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Tarkowski wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.2M

Cost

4.3M

Total Points

8.6

Points Per Game

2.2

16.7%

Selected By

7.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

335

20.5

ICT Index

20.1

8.3

Form

2.0

💰 Tarkowski is the value pick - 6.94 pts per £m (Tarkowski 6.94 vs Shaw 2.09)

🎯 Shaw is your differential (7.6% owned) - Tarkowski is the template pick at 16.7%

Fixtures

Everton

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-11
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06

Man Utd

TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-10
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08

📅 Shaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Tarkowski

63.9

Shaw

37.1

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Tarkowski

Key Factors:

Better current form (8.3 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Tarkowski (Everton, £6.2m, 43 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Shaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).